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RAILROADS AND RAILROAD BUILDERS.
News and Notes From Greenwood.
The Board OF TraGe-.-A bSent Cifi.
zen Missing Cow --- Sick Cotton
Buyer BOozer's Magic Wand -.-
Eany Items Of Interest. |
Greenwood, s. G., Jan. II

GREENWOOD, . u, Jan. IL. lS>I.
At the regular meeting Of the Greenwood
Board OF Trade on yesterday afternoon the
annual election for officers WAS held, which
resulted As follows: President, 6. a. Barks-
and Treasurer. J. w. Payne. BY q unani-
NOUS vote OF the Board it was resolved To ten
der Cap:. w. G. Rnonl THINKS for the many
llindncssrS and court"sies shown to and ne
copied By our citizens during his control of
the Augusta and Knoxville KailrOai. Nhrl-
ous matters of local Interest were discussed,
and re solutions looking to the beautifying
and building up of I'll" town adopted.
Mr.. w. G. Smith, who has hnen an indusiri.
Gus ana very acceptable citizen of our town
.or several years. very hurripdiy and uneX-
pccicdly left for parts unknown on last Fri
d:y night, carving with him about fonr hun
dred and twenty-five dollars that he and his
economical wife had saved for q "rtiny day"
1t Is believed that he left on the ten o''lock
train for Augusta as he left his home about
the time of its arrival. His wife who Is left
alone they having no children, IS very much
distressed, hcing unable To assign any cause
for his strange action.
energetic cotton buyers, has been very sick
during he last week or ten days He Is still
confined to his room but rapidly improving.
Prof. $. p. Roozcr, one Of onr most thouGht-
ful aud public spirited citizens, has in prera'
ration an article in which he Will suggest
ways and means by which South Carolina
can hc filled with peoples and be made 10 "how
with milk and honey and blossom rs the
rose" Although his claims appear 10 be
somewhat ethereal he seems to be very much
in earnest, and we are led tn believe mat he
really mas discovered the mngic wand, by the
mere touch of which The cloud of desponden-
cy that shadows us will be d'Srelled ana the
gates of prosperity ana untold wealth ne
thrown ajar The people of Greenwood Will
soon have the pleasure of listening 10 these
valuable suggestions, the gifted author having
informed us that he will make them known
in speech here some time during the next
two or three weeks.
Edward. son of Mr. E. ]. Powder. died on
last Thursday evening. He was about nine
ten months old. The remains were placed in
The public cemetery Oh last Friday afternoon
at four o'clock.
Mr. sam b. Hodges boasts of the finest baby
boy in town.
Mr. J. H. Taylor, formerly of Ninety-Six, is
now q citizen of our growing town, having
moved into the house recently vacated BY Mr..
ROok.
The attendance Mt the Male College increases
daily. Several young men from Augusta and
the young institution is very bright indeed.
Services were conducted In the Presbyterian
church on last Saturday and sunday, morn
ing and evening, Ly Rev. r. NJ. kirkpatrick,
of Westminster.
Mr.. ]. w. MattIson, Of Donaldsville. is IN
town 10 attend the meeting OF the Stewards
of the G" kesbury District, in the Methodist
church this evening. lie informs us that his
father. Capt. G. NJ. MatiiSon. Is slowly recover
Ing from his recent attack OF disease.
Rrv. w. r. Mathews is rapidly recovering
from the effects Of the painful wound which
he received recently while out hunting. He
is expected t. return home soon.
\ valuable cow belonging to Mr.. John Pnl-
liam, of Buck Level, was stolen from his farm
ore tiay last week.
We understand that Dr.. Martin. of Ninety
SIX. IS thinking Of moving 10 this place. That
Is right, Doctor, come on. Onc so progressive
as YOU are ought not 10 live out nf Greenwood.
The accommodation train that leaves this
plac. for span tunburg at four O'Clock In the
afternoon was derailel about hall nile
above the depot on last Tuesday evening. TWO
freight cars were badly wrecked. The paSseh'
ger cars were not thrown from the track.
\ strong reasonable argument in bchal1 oi
the tax for the benefit Of the Chester, Green
wood and Abbeville Itailroad will be found In
another column. Let all who wish to see oGr
grand old state developed and its wonderful
resources mad" productive read this article,
and ponder well before oppOsin" this magnih.
cent enterprise. If YOU cannot vote for the
tax do not oppose prOgr' S. and civilization by
voting against it. Your interests are al stake.
MAC.